2014: The Year of Methodist Higher Education in Africa?

While the news stories about Africa that (unfairly) get the most play in the US tend to be negative stories about war or disaster, there's been a lot of good news coming out of the continent recently too. Sub-Saharan Africa is poised to be a world-leader in the rate of economic growth, technology is booming, and there is even good news from the fight against AIDS. One of the under-reported positive stories from the continent is the growth of higher education, and Methodist-affiliated institutions are an important part of that story. Yet stories about Methodist higher education in Africa may be getting more attention in 2014.

Finally, if anyone is in doubt of the potential impact of Methodist higher education in Africa, she or he need only to look back to one of the biggest stories of the end of 2013: the passing of Nelson Mandela. Mandela was raised in Methodist schools, which gave him the skills and confidence necessary for his life's work. As we look forward to 2014 as a year of Methodist higher education in Africa, let us pray with expectation to see the additional leaders that education will rise up, for the continent and for the world.

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